SSmtbr
Well-Known Member
1/17
Ride Time: 1:10
Bonus: Night ride
Total Time: 1:30
https://www.strava.com/activities/2086142250
It's been nearly a week since I've been on the bike between the new year rush at work and co-leading an outdoor recreation trip up to the ADK, where no biking was found (good XC skiing and snowshoeing...but this isn't the indoor/outdoor thread). This is the time of year where momentum, or lack thereof, will set the tone for the next 2 months of riding. If I don't get on the bike regularly, I'll wake up and it'll magically be the first short track race and I'm 15 pounds heavier! Tuesday morning was the first opportunity I had from the trip to get back into the BIYF swing of things and I failed then and again on Wednesday...Yesterday I finally gathered enough motivation to take the rigid SS MTB to the local trails since the ground is rock solid thanks to a good spell of subfreezing temps. Felt great to get onto the frozen mud instead of the road!
::::A little cold, dark, mid-ride introspection incoming:::
It's been close to 3 months since I've been on the local trail networks and they have been totally destroyed from people riding during the wet weather we seemingly had all year. The local stuff has a good amount of rocks but this ride rattled me more than ever before with the frozen ruts EVERYWHERE. I'm super bummed that the local MTB scene from 5ish years ago has evolved to trail destruction/shit jump lines/widening/braiding/strava lines/creating C-D-E-F lines...Unfortunately it has gone from a solid (fight club) place to get in a good MTB ride after work without driving and has made me just do road riding more. I've tested out my light setup over the past couple of weeks and should last a solid, well illuminated 3-3.5 hours of cold nights ahead so I'll be making the drive to more favorable parks the rest of the off-season (conditions permitting). I'm in a very fortunate living situation where I am free to travel where I want with minimal restrictions. I'm finally beginning to realize that and I'll favor taking a 30 minute drive to a trail network I love and enjoy riding each and every time over forcing myself to stay local "because it's convenient". Sure it's nice that it's there (and in some cases I'll take that over nothing), but in this phase of my biking life, pleasure wins over necessary evil. Now, back to my happy light treatment.
Ride Time: 1:10
Bonus: Night ride
Total Time: 1:30
https://www.strava.com/activities/2086142250
It's been nearly a week since I've been on the bike between the new year rush at work and co-leading an outdoor recreation trip up to the ADK, where no biking was found (good XC skiing and snowshoeing...but this isn't the indoor/outdoor thread). This is the time of year where momentum, or lack thereof, will set the tone for the next 2 months of riding. If I don't get on the bike regularly, I'll wake up and it'll magically be the first short track race and I'm 15 pounds heavier! Tuesday morning was the first opportunity I had from the trip to get back into the BIYF swing of things and I failed then and again on Wednesday...Yesterday I finally gathered enough motivation to take the rigid SS MTB to the local trails since the ground is rock solid thanks to a good spell of subfreezing temps. Felt great to get onto the frozen mud instead of the road!
::::A little cold, dark, mid-ride introspection incoming:::
It's been close to 3 months since I've been on the local trail networks and they have been totally destroyed from people riding during the wet weather we seemingly had all year. The local stuff has a good amount of rocks but this ride rattled me more than ever before with the frozen ruts EVERYWHERE. I'm super bummed that the local MTB scene from 5ish years ago has evolved to trail destruction/shit jump lines/widening/braiding/strava lines/creating C-D-E-F lines...Unfortunately it has gone from a solid (fight club) place to get in a good MTB ride after work without driving and has made me just do road riding more. I've tested out my light setup over the past couple of weeks and should last a solid, well illuminated 3-3.5 hours of cold nights ahead so I'll be making the drive to more favorable parks the rest of the off-season (conditions permitting). I'm in a very fortunate living situation where I am free to travel where I want with minimal restrictions. I'm finally beginning to realize that and I'll favor taking a 30 minute drive to a trail network I love and enjoy riding each and every time over forcing myself to stay local "because it's convenient". Sure it's nice that it's there (and in some cases I'll take that over nothing), but in this phase of my biking life, pleasure wins over necessary evil. Now, back to my happy light treatment.
